THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, April 23, 1995 TAG: 9504210083
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E10 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY TERESA ANNAS, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Medium: 54 lines
LORD HORATIO NELSON is an old Norfolk boy. Norfolk, England, that is.
Did we say old? It's been nearly two centuries since he was mortally wounded by a French sharpshooter during the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar. Being the inspirational hero that he is, Nelson waited until he was assured of Britain's victory before quietly expiring.
No doubt, Nelson (1758-1805) was the stuff of legend.
This week, however, Hampton Roads Naval Museum plans to make a man out of him. An exhibit titled ``Nelson: The Man,'' consisting of 22 Nelson-related items, goes on view Monday through next Sunday.
``Here it is, almost 200 years since his death, and he's still Britain's most revered naval hero,'' said Becky Poulliot, director of the naval museum, on the second floor of Nauticus in downtown Norfolk.
Poulliot called it ``a real coup'' to get the show, scheduled to coincide with the 42nd International Azalea Festival. Since Great Britain is the most honored nation this year, ``it's a perfect fit.''
The works are on loan from the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth, England. The show was organized by Colin S. White, a curator at that museum and author of the forthcoming book, ``The Nelson Companion.''
``Nelson: The Man'' is divided into four categories - relics, friendships, his state funeral and commemorative ware.
Relics include a bracelet made from Nelson's hair after his death, and a medal given to him by the sultan of Turkey. The friendships section includes objects from Lady Emma Hamilton, with whom Nelson maintained a public and torrid affair for years.
Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday; Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Call 444-8971.
Another Azalea Festival-inspired art show is on view at the d'Art Center in downtown Norfolk.
``Outer Landscapes/Inner Worlds'' is a show of 40 oil and collage paintings by Charlotte Newson of Norwich, England.
Newson, 33, is founder and curator of the Norwich (England) Sculpture Park and has exhibited throughout Great Britain and West Germany. She said that her work centers on ``passage from one world to another.''
``This fascination invokes secrecy and openness echoed within the motif and the abstraction of those intangible qualities we call feelings.''
Newson's show continues through Saturday at d'Art, 125 College Place. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Call 625-4211. ILLUSTRATION: Photo
Learn about Lord Nelson at Hampton Roads Naval Museum.
by CNB